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[samwisethepooh]

On the topic of New Music

This evening I had the privilege of attending a concert of works performed by an ensemble from New York City called ModernWorks. They are a group comprised of a cellist, violinist and an accordionist. A few hours prior to the performance I was invited to attend a sort of master class/workshop with the members of the group and most importantly, the accordionist. ModernWorks played a concert of five pieces, all of the "New Music" variety - some involving added computer effects and sounds. If you had asked me at the beginning of my first semester what this "New Music"was, I would simply dismiss it as garbage and say that it lacks all musical taste and that writing it was a waste of time, after all, who would buy something that they can imitate with a pot and spoon? A couple weeks ago however, and even towards earlier this past December, I went through some changes as to my aural preferences. Let me start by saying my ear for love of tonal music still remains unchanged, it is just more open minded now (open eared?). Regardless, I think I can trace my acceptance of contemporary music back to about the same time that I can trace my appreciation for modern art. At the turn of the 20th century so much was changing in the world, between the industrial revolution, which started in the previous century, and all of the wars that took place in the 20th. It became impossible to write, draw, paint (whatever have you) the same way. In the words of the great composer Claude Debussy, "The century of airplanes has the right to it's own music." That statement can more or less be applied to every art form. It was at this time that much social reform was happening and what do composers write about? What do artists draw? The answer is what they see, feel, - what ideas they want to convey or an emotion they want to express. So modern art is just a way of evolving on the past. I believe the point at which I became cognizant of my appreciation for New Music came after one of my classes where my assignment was to read a conversation that took place between a college student and John Cage. In this discussion John Cage outlined his ideas for music and creation of sound. It was so well put that I couldn't help but continue in my efforts to further understand and value his works. So today at this ModernWorks concert I thoroughly enjoyed almost every piece. I'm sure however, if I had been made to listen to it just a few short months ago I would have hated it. A good friend once told me that appreciation for new music happens to everyone, even the most adamant of neigh-sayers eventually subside their negativity towards it and learn to understand and love New Music for what it is, as I have come to.